Nissan North America, Inc.: Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm
Nissan North America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on May 30, 2002 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 90,500. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE PIN AT THE END OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION TRANSVERSE LINK (LOWER CONTROL ARM) COULD BREAK WHERE IT IS MOUNTED TO THE FRAME.
The risk
THIS CAN CAUSE A KNOCKING SOUND AND ABNORMAL STEERING. THIS COULD RESULT IN DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRANSVERSE LINKS ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES WITH NEW ONES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 29, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261 OR INFINITI AT 1-800-662-6200.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Infiniti I30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Infiniti I35 | 70 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 2002 Nissan Maxima | 205 | 9 | 0 | 27 |
| 2001 Infiniti I30 | 75 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 2001 Infiniti I35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Nissan Maxima | 172 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 02V146000.
Full record for the 2002 Infiniti I30 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →